Old favorites The Alley Cats and The Nocturnes return to the Chapman University summer concert series.

The Alley Cats, a doo-wop a cappella group that started in Fullerton, are performing on Friday Aug. 2.

The Alley Cats have performed for the USO, at the White House and for kids all over Orange County, said Dawn Bonker, public relations writer for Chapman.

They got their break performing at Disneyland. The original group started off with Mando Fonseca, Royce Reynolds, John O’Campo and Michael Washington.

“Audiences love the Alley Cats’ spot-on performance of a cappella classics from the ’50s and ’60s, like “The Boardwalk” and “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” It’s an interactive show, too,” said Bonker. The group likes to bring up an audience member for a dance lesson and sing along. “The kids, especially, love it.”

Bonker said the group performs at schools, making them recognizable to local kids. They put on what they describe as “edutainment” assemblies that introduce students to music history and education.

On the following Friday, Aug. 9, The Nocturnes, a local “surf rock” band, will ride the stage wave.

“The Nocturnes have played for us once before and were a big hit. These guys aren’t just the real OC, they’re the original OC,” said Bonker.

The band has a history in the county that goes back to the early days of surf music and playing the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa.

“A lot of those teens also saw them at Disneyland’s legendary Coke Terrace in those years,” said Bonker. “Many of their original followers still go to their concerts.”